Rounding Numbers Rules and Examples - Free Printable

Problem Description:

The task is to round each given number to the nearest hundredth. The hundredth place is the second digit after the decimal point. To round a number to the nearest hundredth:
1. Identify the digit in the hundredth place.
2. Look at the digit in the thousandth place (the third digit after the decimal point).
- If the thousandth place digit is 5 or greater, round up the hundredth place digit by 1.
- If the thousandth place digit is less than 5, keep the hundredth place digit as it is.
3. Drop all digits after the hundredth place.

Solution:

#### Left Column:
1. 2.5163:
- Hundredth place: 1
- Thousandth place: 6 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 2.52
- Result: 2.5200

2. 3.3337:
- Hundredth place: 3
- Thousandth place: 3 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 3.33
- Result: 3.3300

3. 2.6383:
- Hundredth place: 3
- Thousandth place: 8 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 2.64
- Result: 2.6400

4. 15.7289:
- Hundredth place: 2
- Thousandth place: 8 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 15.73
- Result: 15.7300

5. 23.6580:
- Hundredth place: 5
- Thousandth place: 8 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 23.66
- Result: 23.6600

6. 11.6894:
- Hundredth place: 8
- Thousandth place: 9 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 11.69
- Result: 11.6900

7. 16.9957:
- Hundredth place: 9
- Thousandth place: 5 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 17.00
- Result: 17.0000

8. 6.3748:
- Hundredth place: 7
- Thousandth place: 4 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 6.37
- Result: 6.3700

9. 41.3707:
- Hundredth place: 7
- Thousandth place: 0 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 41.37
- Result: 41.3700

#### Right Column:
1. 116.0616:
- Hundredth place: 6
- Thousandth place: 1 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 116.06
- Result: 116.0600

2. 351.6105:
- Hundredth place: 1
- Thousandth place: 0 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 351.61
- Result: 351.6100

3. 4.0053:
- Hundredth place: 0
- Thousandth place: 5 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 4.01
- Result: 4.0100

4. 19.1044:
- Hundredth place: 0
- Thousandth place: 4 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 19.10
- Result: 19.1000

5. 72.0361:
- Hundredth place: 3
- Thousandth place: 6 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 72.04
- Result: 72.0400

6. 585.2740:
- Hundredth place: 7
- Thousandth place: 4 (< 5)
- Keep the same: 585.27
- Result: 585.2700

7. 1.0099:
- Hundredth place: 0
- Thousandth place: 9 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 1.01
- Result: 1.0100

8. 15.0654:
- Hundredth place: 6
- Thousandth place: 5 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 15.07
- Result: 15.0700

9. 9.9999:
- Hundredth place: 9
- Thousandth place: 9 (≥ 5)
- Round up: 10.00
- Result: 10.0000

Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
2.5163 = 2.5200 & 116.0616 = 116.0600 \\
3.3337 = 3.3300 & 351.6105 = 351.6100 \\
2.6383 = 2.6400 & 4.0053 = 4.0100 \\
15.7289 = 15.7300 & 19.1044 = 19.1000 \\
23.6580 = 23.6600 & 72.0361 = 72.0400 \\
11.6894 = 11.6900 & 585.2740 = 585.2700 \\
16.9957 = 17.0000 & 1.0099 = 1.0100 \\
6.3748 = 6.3700 & 15.0654 = 15.0700 \\
41.3707 = 41.3700 & 9.9999 = 10.0000 \\
\end{array}
}
\]